laocracy

The story

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromδῆμος“common people”, “assembly of the people”
2. Ancient Greek · borrowed from-κρατία“power”
3. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromλαός“people”
4. Greek · derived fromλαοκρατία
5. English todaylaocracy

From Greek λαοκρατία (laokratía), from Ancient Greek λαός (laós, “people”) and Ancient Greek -κρατία (-kratía, “power”), in contrast to democracy, which is derived from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “common people”, “assembly of the people”).

Words from the same roots